Hub-liner.



A. M. GIMPEL & P. YEAGEH.

HUB LINER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.12.1915.

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HUB-LINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26.1, 13915.

Application filed January 12, 1915. Serial No. 1,885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUsr M. GIM- run and PETER YEAGER, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hub-Liners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a run, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a hub liner and is particularly adapted for use on engine truck bearing boxes.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device which may be readily attached to a bearing box of a type used at the present time A. further object of the invention resides in the provision ot a bearing portion on the liner against which the hub of the wheel will bear and thus the lateral play of the axle will be done away with.

With these and other objects in. view, such as will appear as the description progresses, our invention comprises the combination and arrangement of .parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended olaims u l6 Referring o the drawings: Figure l is an end elevation of our device, showing the same in place on a bearing box. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a portion of the bearing member of the liner broken away to illustrate the manner in which. the bearing member is secured to the liner. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing the top and side retaining flanges. Fig. 4: is a fragmented View, showing a modification of the means for retaining the liner on the bearing box.

Referring to the drawing wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: The bearing box is indicated by the reference character 1 in which is located an axle supporting member 2 made preferably of brass. In order that the lateral play of the wheels may be taken up, we have provided a liner which consists of a metallic plate 3 mounted on one end of the bearing box and being of inverted U-form to conform. to the contour of the said end of the bearing box. This liner is 'maintained upon the bearing box from downward. and lateral movement by flanges ll and 5, respectively. In the flanges 5 a ner ends which are located in.

metal, against which the hub of the wheels bear. order that this member may be se' cured to the face of the liner without the necessity of passing screws or bolts therethrough and in order that it may be positively secured thereto, we have provided the liner with a plurality of holes 8 which extend completely through the plate 3 and are counter-sunk on the inner face of the said plate.

Informing the hearing member 7 the face 01 the plate 3 is tinned, the metal is poured on the outer face of the plate 3, the plate 3 being set in a mold, and the poured metal flows into the holes 8 in the plate 3 so as to form cleats integral with the bearing member 7 and having flanges on their in the countersunk portions of the holes 8 so that the said bearing member will be prevented from. displacement when in use.

In assembling the device the plate 3 is passed down over the end of the bearing box until the upper flanged. engages thetop of the bearing box at which time the bolts 6 are passed through the ranges 5 and thus the liner will be prevented from displacernent from the box.

We contemplate the modification of the manner of securing our device to the bearing box and to this end we omit the tap bolts 6 and in lieu thereoi provide extensions 10 on the lower end of the plate 3 which after the liner has been placed. on the bearing box are bent upwardly and engage the end faces of the sides of the bearing box thus the liner is prevented from lateral movement by the flanges 5, from vertical. upward movement by the extensions 10 and from. downward movement by the flange i and from being entirely displaced from the end of the box by the hub of the wheel.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that we have provided a device which may be secured to a present day type of axle bearing box used on a locomotive, and we have so constructed the device that a bean ing member is provided thereon against which the wheel of the locomotive may details of construotlon thereof without in any way departing from the spirit .of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is v 1. The combination with a bearing box,

10f a wheel hub liner secured to one end thereof, the said liner comprising a supporting plate and a bearing member cast thereon. v

2. The combination with a bearing box,

' of a wheel hub liner secured thereto, the

said liner consisting of an inverted U- Shaped plate having a plurality of holes therem countersunk from one side of the plate, and a bearing member cast on sand plate and having portions extending through said holes, the ends of said portions bearing member cast on the outerface 7 thereof.

In testimony whereof, we afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST M. GIMPEII I PETER YEAGER:

Witnesses:

CARL A. KLEM, JAs. A. MRAZK.

copies of this patent may be obtained for' five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner) of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

